So, after having a scheduled chat with my tutor today I was opened up to the idea that my paintings are not in fact entirely finished and could do with some additions and tweaks.
There were a few little niggles I had before my tutorial about adding in some more detailed areas to my paintings so that the areas of painting that are just open spaces of free running paint become more apparently just thin layers of paint (hope you get what I mean). There was also a bit of a balance issue concerning the bottom right side of the triptych; just too much open space was visible without anything to break it up. After putting the paintings into their actual exhibition space for a while I think I had lost sight of the smaller issues and became a little obsessed with the bigger picture and the images as a whole. Anyway, my tutor seemed to think the same thing so I got a kick start into actually making the changes.
So I spent this afternoon painting and after going over one of the Easter Island statues with oil paint and enhancing the detail, then adding a speeding bullet to the bottom right of the paintings which I think has brought them together a lot more. I still need to work on the falling bird as it is a little sketchy, but I think once that is done and the rain falling from the clouds is made more obvious they really will be completely and utterly finished!
All in all I was surprised at how productive today was as I went into it expecting a quick chat with my tutor and then some spare time for research. I have instead enjoyed doing some painting and the feeling of being more enthusiastic about everything.
